Stop Woodside Drilling AT scott reef
Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt has handed down his provisional approval of Woodside's North West Shelf gas extension.
This decision means Woodside is one step closer to drilling for gas underneath the pristine Scott Reef – another approval decision still sitting on his desk.
We need you to urgently tell the new Environment Minister Murray Watt to reject Woodside's plans to drill at Scott Reef.
Australia is one of the sunniest, windiest places in the world. It could be a world leader on clean energy - if only Woodside wasn’t standing in the way.
Email your local MP and tell them you want a clean energy future, not Woodside’s dirty gas. State and Federal MPs have the power to stop Woodside - but they won’t act unless we let them know how we feel.
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5 reasons to reject Woodside's disastrous Burrup Hub
- Scott Reef is one of Australia’s most amazing - and untouched - underwater wonders. It’s home to hundreds of species, including fish, sea snakes, sharks, rays and sawfish. It’s also a vital habitat for protected species, including endangered pygmy blue whales and green sea turtles.
- The WA EPA has said Woodside cannot manage the profound risks to Scott reef and its marine life. Woodside will be pressuring the EPA and governments to approve its outrageous proposal but the EPA’s role in protecting the natural environment must be respected.
- Woodside wants to drill up to 50 gas wells around Scott Reef. Some of the wells would be just over 2km from the reef itself. It wants to pump the gas to shore through a 900km long pipeline, running through two marine parks and straight past the Rowley Shoals, another of WA’s spectacular coral reefs.
- Woodside's safety record has been described by unions as 'diabolical.' If something went wrong, a well blowout could devastate Scott Reef - and the pollution could spread for hundreds of kilometres.
- The gas Woodside wants to exploit is a dangerous fossil fuel that would make climate change worse - causing more deadly storms, floods, bushfires and heatwaves.
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